# Connection Redirection?

Ranalou (ranalou@stoopid.res.wpi.edu)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:58:27 PST

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    On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, SunRay wrote:

    > M. Childs wrote:
    > >
    > > Hello,
    > >         I'm interested in having a way to transfer what player-object a
    > > connection is attached to.  This function would redirect where the
    > > incoming text is handled, and call confunc on the new object.  Security
    > > concerns aside, does anyone have suggestions on how to make this, so
    > > player A can suddenly become player B, without logging out and back in?
    > > >From fiddling in database I've come to believe this could only be done by
    > > writing a new function to compile into the server?
    > >         Help and suggestions would be appreciated,
    > >
    > > thanks,
    > > Morgan Childs
    >
    > I see such a thing to be useful in much the same way that the Unix `su' command
    > is useful.  If you prefer to work as a nonwizard most of the time, this would
    > make it easy to switch users into your wizardly character.

    Okay, here's a silly question then-

    Say I were to implement a verb on myself, @wiz, which of course is
    wizard-owned and it's sole purpose is to toggle my wizbit.  Save for a
    few minor things (like @chown, for example), shouldn't this allow me to
    fully function as a wizard?  Why play with output redirection and
    'su'-like commands?  I forsee being unable use any verbs written on the
    wizard player-class, and a potential for a breach in security.  My
    questions are how inconvenienced would I truly be by not being able to
    execute those verbs, and how potentially large of a security hole could I
    open up?

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